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Fine antique GPO Telegram from King Tupou IV of Tonga sent to Mrs Anthony Harwood nee Princess Nina Mdvini (1901-1987) at Claridges.
Antique Post Office Overseas Royal Telegram GPO King of Tonga to Princess Mdvini
£45.00
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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.
The Mdivani is a Georgian family. In the West, the best known bearers of this name were the children of General Zakhari Mdivani (1867-1933) and his wife, Elizabeth Viktorovna Sabalewska (1884-1922). The five siblings fled to Paris after the Soviet invasion of Georgia in 1921, and became known as the "Marrying Mdivanis", as they all married into wealth and fame. Nina who was married to Charles Henry Huberich, a Stanford professor and lawyer, from 15 July 1925 until their divorce on 19 May 1936. On 18 August 1936 she married Denis Conan Doyle, a son of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. After Denis's death on 9 March 1955, she married Anthony Harwood, a secretary to Denis Conan Doyle
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Size: 22.5 x 20.5 cm approx
Country of Origin: Tonga
Royal: King Tupou IV
To Commemorate: Post Office
Type: Telegram
Royalty: Tonga
Manufacturer: Post Office
Theme: Royalty
Features: Antique
Vintage: Yes